Zimmer Dental Instrument Kit System, Tapered Screw-Vent Implant System surgical kit, starter, Ref STRKIT. The label shows the product is Manufactured by Zimmer Dental Inc., Carlsbad, CA. Endosseous dental implant accessories are manually powered devices intended to aid in the placement or removal of endosseous dental implants and abutments, prepare the site for placement of endosseous dental implants or abutments, aid in the fitting of endosseous dental implants or abutments, aid in the fabrication of dental prosthetics, and be used as an accessory with endosseous dental implants when tissue contact will last less than 1 hour.
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0281-2018
- Event Number
- 78321
- Firm
- Zimmer Dental Inc
- FEI Number
- 2023141
- Product Code
- NDP
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Employee error
- Initiated
- October 11, 2017
- Terminated
- March 13, 2019
- Address
- 1900 Aston Ave, Carlsbad, CA, 92008-7308
Description
Zimmer Dental Instrument Kit System, Tapered Screw-Vent Implant System surgical kit, starter, Ref STRKIT. The label shows the product is Manufactured by Zimmer Dental Inc., Carlsbad, CA. Endosseous dental implant accessories are manually powered devices intended to aid in the placement or removal of endosseous dental implants and abutments, prepare the site for placement of endosseous dental implants or abutments, aid in the fitting of endosseous dental implants or abutments, aid in the fabrication of dental prosthetics, and be used as an accessory with endosseous dental implants when tissue contact will last less than 1 hour.
The device may contain a manufacturing condition affecting the geometry of the driver's hex feature which prevents it from properly engaging the fixture mount transfer and/or a dental implant.
The recalling firm, Zimmer Biomet, issued "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letters addressed to Clinicians dated 10/11/2017 via FedEx on 10/11/2017. Letters to the distributors dated 10/11/2017 were issued via courier or email on 10/11/2017. The letters described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to review notification for awareness; review your inventory; immediately return all affected product from your facility to: Field Action PM Regulatory Compliance Zimmer Biomet 4555 Riverside Dr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 US and complete and return the Certificate of Acknowledgment by fax to 574-372-4265 or email: [email protected]. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call the Recall Department at 561-776-6700 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a prompt to leave a voicemail. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to [email protected].
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